Work starts on a new airport that will make the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru more accessible to travelers than ever. That’s sparked protests from those who worry about the project’s effect on ...

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The government is banking on more tourism after it replaces the outdated airport in Cuzco with a gleaming new facility near the mouth of the Sacred Valley. And that's what conservationists fear.

The idea to build an airport in Chinchero goes back to 1980, when a prominent senator and landowner from Cusco with vast territories nearby convinced President Fernando Belaúnde of the need. Mr ...

Chinchero, Peru: Outrage over new airport being built for visitors to Machu Picchu. Updated May 17, 2019 — 1.26pm first published at 12.51pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles ...

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has called on the Peruvian government to halt the next phase of construction of an airport outside the Andean town of Chinchero and conduct a heritage impact ...

A Chinchero airport runs the serious risk of destroying the Sacred Valley and, potentially, turning Machu Picchu itself into Inca Disney World. But maybe that’s the hope.” ...